The
bottle is from the Bubble Over Stamp Set, and ever since I saw this
stamp set for the first time, I wondered if the bottle – which looks
like a beer or pop bottle to me – could be changed to look like a
Champagne bottle, and that was my challenge to myself!

To achieve this I started by inking the largest bottle stamp in Versamark, then inkinking it in Always Artichoke Ink; and then I stamped it on a piece of Whisper
White Cardstock (CS).
After I dipped the image into Clear Embossing Powder, I
heat set it using my Heat Tool.

Although there is a die in the Bottles
& Bubbles Framelits Dies to die cut the bottle, I chose to cut it
out by hand.

By doing this, I was able to cut the bottle straight to the
top of the bottle, thereby cutting off the two rims that protude at the
top of the bottle neck, which is what gives the bottle a beer-bottle and
pop-bottle look!

The
second part of the bottle that gives it it’s characteristics, are the
two white lines that go round the centre of the widest part of the
bottle i.e. above and below where the label goes.

I trawled through my Stamp Reference File to find stamps
that would allow me to produce something that resembled a wine bottle
label.

I’m quite happy with the result, and I think the condensation on
the bottle helps to distract the eye from looking too closely at the label!

Needless
to say, it took me several attempts before I settled on the design you see
here!

I started with Always Artichoke Ink, and the straight line stamp
that’s in the Spooky Cat Stamp Set; this is a Halloween Stamp Set in the
Christmas Catalogue.

I don’t celebrate Halloween, and the only reason I
bought the stamp set, was for the cat’s face stamp.

I thought it’d go
brilliantly with the Cat Punch, although I have to admit, I haven’t
checked my theory yet! LOL!

Next
I found a stamp in the Hostess Stamp Set called Background Bits, that
was five lines of very fine script which I believe is illegible.

I needed something to soften the edges and hubby
suggested leaves – brilliantly idea, they worked a treat!

I used the solid background
two-step leaves stamp from the Painted Harvest Stamp Set and stamped the leaves
randomly top and bottom.

I used another die from the Bottles &
Bubbles Framelits dies to cut the label out.

Whilst making sure the label covered the two lines, I adhered it to the bottle, and trimmed off the excess on both
sides!

To
finish my card I stamped some Sahara Sand bubbles coming out of the
bottle, and adhered some Glitter & Clear Epoxy Shapes on the bottles
as condenstaion, and on the stamped bubbles to give them shine and dimension.

Unfortunately, these shapes will be retiring at the end of May, so I’m
going to stock up with a few packets as I think they’re great for cards like
this.
The Congrats sentiment is from the Vertical
Greetings Stamp Set and was die cut with a die from the Bunch of Banners
Framelits.

I
stamped a row of bubbles inside the card and added Wink of Stellla to
give them some shine too!

As I said earlier, I’m pleased with how my card turned out, but I think it would hve been better if I’d used Real Red instead of Sweet Sugarplum!

That’s about it from me today; until tomorrow, happy crafting.

JanB.

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Comments

So glad you are feeling better and that it was an easy solution. I sometimes forget to take all my meds for an entire day. Not a good thing to do. I don't know about you but I get so tired of having to take them.

Many thanks, Sheron! Absolutely! None of us take tablets for the fun of it………..it's because we need them and our bodies miss them when we don't take them! I daren't jump up and down otherwise I'll rattle! LOL! I get fed up too, but then I remind myself how blessed I am to have access to them! ☺ On that thought, back to my craft room! ☺ ☺ ☺ Happy crafting, JanB.

I know what it feels like Jan when you forget to take medication but glad all is well now. I did not invest in this particular stamp set but I do like to see what other crafters manage to create with it and how versatile it can be. Never did I think it would be a champagne bottle – fabulous! :O)